Bending Toward Justice: Sr. Kate Kuenstler and the Struggle for Parish Rights

Bending Toward Justice tells the story of the rampant closings of Catholic parishes across the United States and documents the courageous advocacy of Sr. Kate Kuenstler and hundreds-indeed thousands-of ordinary Catholics whose persistence charted a new course in canon law. Sr. Kuenstler's expertise eventually gave increased leverage to the laity-and their parishes-in the struggle to preserve their parish homes, especially in ethnically diverse and poor neighborhoods. In 2012, after what Cat...